Hillel the Elder
E794037
Hillel the Elder was a renowned 1st-century BCE–1st-century CE Jewish sage and religious leader whose teachings and interpretations of Jewish law profoundly shaped Rabbinic Judaism.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hillel the Elder canonical | 5 |
| Hillel | 1 |
| Hillel and Shammai | 1 |
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish sage
ⓘ
Tanna ⓘ halakhic authority ⓘ moral philosopher ⓘ rabbi ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1st century BCE
ⓘ
1st century CE ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Judea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | Second Temple period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| fieldOfWork |
Halakha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jewish ethics ⓘ biblical exegesis ⓘ |
| founded | House of Hillel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAphorism |
And if I am only for myself, what am I?
ⓘ
And if not now, when? NERFINISHED ⓘ Do not judge your fellow until you have reached his place. ⓘ Do not separate yourself from the community. ⓘ If I am not for myself, who will be for me? ⓘ In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man. ⓘ Say not, ‘When I have leisure I will study’; perhaps you will not have leisure. ⓘ The more Torah, the more life. ⓘ The more Torah, the more life; the more sitting in study, the more wisdom. ⓘ The more charity, the more peace. ⓘ The more flesh, the more worms. ⓘ The more maidservants, the more lewdness. ⓘ The more manservants, the more theft. ⓘ The more possessions, the more worry. ⓘ The more wives, the more witchcraft. ⓘ What is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow; this is the whole Torah, the rest is commentary; go and learn it. ⓘ |
| hasStudent |
Gamaliel the Elder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Johanan ben Zakkai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Jewish ethical thought
ⓘ
Rabbinic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmudic sages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of the seven rules of biblical interpretation
ⓘ
disputes with Shammai ⓘ lenient halakhic rulings ⓘ teaching known as the Golden Rule in Jewish form ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Aramaic
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalInnovation |
prosbull
ⓘ
seven hermeneutic rules ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Mishnah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Pharisaic tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ethical teachings
ⓘ
foundational influence on Rabbinic Judaism ⓘ interpretations of Jewish law ⓘ |
| occupation |
legal scholar
ⓘ
teacher ⓘ |
| opposedBy | House of Shammai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Babylonia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Nasi of the Sanhedrin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Gamaliel the Elder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| traditionallyBuriedAt | Jerusalem region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOnLaw | favored lenient interpretations over strict ones ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hillel and Shammai
this entity surface form:
Hillel